Georgia Code
Article 1 - False Arrest
§ 51-7-4. Arrest Under Civil Process of Person Exempt From Such Arrest

The willful arrest, under civil process, of a person exempt by law from such arrest shall be deemed malicious until the contrary shall be proved.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 2938; Code 1868, § 2945; Code 1873, § 2996; Code 1882, § 2996; Civil Code 1895, § 3857; Civil Code 1910, § 4453; Code 1933, § 105-1004.

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Georgia Code

Title 51 - Torts

Chapter 7 - False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Malicious Prosecution, and Abusive Litigation

Article 1 - False Arrest

§ 51-7-1. Right of Action for False Arrest

§ 51-7-2. Malice Defined

§ 51-7-3. Lack of Probable Cause Defined; Question for Jury

§ 51-7-4. Arrest Under Civil Process of Person Exempt From Such Arrest